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West Belfast: Murder investigation launched after Poleglass shooting | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
The man who was shot dead at his home in west Belfast on Thursday night has been named locally as 43-year-old Joe Reilly. | |
A murder investigation has been launched. | |
The attack, which happened in Glenwood Court, Poleglass, was reported to police at about 20:15 BST on Thursday. | |
Last Sunday, another man was shot several times in the leg in the same area and on Wednesday a man was shot in Dungiven. | |
Speaking to Good Morning Ulster, SDLP MLA Alex Attwood, said: "A gunman or gunmen turned up at a house and at least two shots were fired. | |
"The result is that one man is dead. His family are in deep distress and the community is tangibly shocked and shaken." | |
He said those involved "brutally undermined the rule of law". | |
On Thursday night, Sinn Féin MLA Jennifer McCann said there were "quite distraught scenes". | |
"This brutal killing has achieved nothing other than plunging another family into grief and despair," she said. | |
People Before Profit Councillor Matt Collins said he was "deeply disturbed by this senseless and unjustifiable attack". | People Before Profit Councillor Matt Collins said he was "deeply disturbed by this senseless and unjustifiable attack". |
Police said they were still trying to establish a motive for the murder and have appealed for witnesses. |